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WTAE Editorial: 'Matter of Fact: State of Addiction'

WTAE Editorial: 'Matter of Fact: State of Addiction'

WEBVTT HAVE A GREAT AFTERNOON.>> THIS IS A WTAE EDITORIAL.rtSPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE WTAEEDITORIAL BOARD IS CHARLES W.WOLFERTZ, PRESIDENT AND GENERALMANAGER OF WTAE.>> THERE IS NO SIMPLE FIX TO THEADDICTION EPrtIDEMIC.A CRISIS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ANDHERE IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIAAT THErt BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, ISHARED WITH YOU WTAE'S YEAR-LONGCOMMITMENT STATE OF ADDICTION.A COMBINED EFFORT BY CHANNEL 4AND OUR PARENT COMPANY HEARSTTELEVISION.OUR GOAL IS SIMPrtLE TO SHINE ALIGHT ON THE ISSUES AND PROVIDEACCESS TO HELP.THAT COMMITMENT CONTINUES RIGHTHERE ON CHANNEL 4 WEDNESDAY,SEPTEMBER 13.rtHEARST TELEVISION WILL AIR ALIVE ONE-HOUR SPECIAL ACROSS ALLOF ITS STATIONS.FROM SACRAMENTO TO ORLANDO,BOSTON TO BALTIMORE, AND RIGHTHERE IN PITTSBURGH.rtHOSTED BY SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, THESHOW WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE FROMTHE NEWSEUM IN WASHINGTON, D.C.rtTHE PROGRAM WILL FEATURE STORIESFROM THE FRONT LINES OF THEEPIDEMIC TO ROUNDTABLES WITH TOPDECISION MAKERS IN OUR NATION'SCAPITAL.rtYOU'LL ALSO SEE MORE LOCALREPORTING FROM THE PITTSBURGH'SACTION NEWS 4 TEAM.INCLUDING A LOOK AT THE TOUGHROAD TO RECOVERY FOR ONE LOCALADDICT.rtAND AN ACTION NEWS INVESTIGATIONINTO THE RISING COSTS OF ALIFE-SAVING DRUG.WE BELIEVE THIS SHOW, AND THESESTORIES WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCErtIN ALL OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIESIN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.WATCH "MATTER OF FACT: STATE OFADDICTION" WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER13 AT 10:00 P.M.rt>> WTAE WELCOMES RESPONSIBLEREPLIES TO THIS EDITORIAL.[CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THE

WTAE Editorial: 'Matter of Fact: State of Addiction'

WTAE President & General Manager Charles W. Wolfertz III speaks on behalf of the editorial board regarding "Matter of Fact: State of Addiction," a live one-hour special that will feature stories from the front lines of the opioid epidemic -- including local reports from the Pittsburgh's Action News 4 team -- and roundtable discussions with top decision makers in Washington, D.C.

WTAE President & General Manager Charles W. Wolfertz III speaks on behalf of the editorial board regarding "Matter of Fact: State of Addiction," a live one-hour special that will feature stories from the front lines of the opioid epidemic -- including local reports from the Pittsburgh's Action News 4 team -- and roundtable discussions with top decision makers in Washington, D.C.